Man shot in South Seattle

A 30-year-old man was shot in the 3000 block of S. Mount Baker Blvd. on Friday night, after he and some friends got into a fight with another group of people, Seattle police told P-I reporter Vanessa Ho.

The man was undergoing surgery at Harborview Medical Center following the shooting. Police believe he was shot twice, possibly in his upper torse. His condition was unknown.

Police spokesman Mark Jamieson said the man had been in a car with three friends, when they encountered four people in another car. The two groups fought in the street. The victim was shot, and the suspects fled.

The victim’s friends drove the man to a nearby gas station and called 911 around 8:20 p.m. After receiving a description of the suspects’ car, a patrol officer spotted it a few blocks away and chased it for a short while.

The suspects bailed out of the car near 50th Avenue South and Mayflower Street, and continued to flee on foot.

Police arrested two of the supects, who are juveniles. The other two suspects remained at large Fright night.

Jamieson said gang and homicide detectives arrived at the scene, but did not know the motive for the shooting, or whether the two groups knew each other.